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New trends in the fashion market dictate the need for a new approach. This book discusses such an approach, which must be a shorter cycle from conception to retail, as well as a shift from labor-intensive to technology- and knowledge-intensive manufacturing.

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Recent trends in the fashion market (including an impressive increase in the number of new collections, product assortments and variants, and the emerging mass-customization model) dictate the need for a new approach. "Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech Industry" discusses the ramifications of such an approach, which must lead to a drastic shortening of the whole cycle from conception to production and retail, as well as a shift from a labor-intensive to a technology- and knowledge-intensive clothing manufacturing industry.

"Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech Industry" is a collection of short papers from prominent researchers involved with the LEAPFROG (Leadership for European Apparel Production From Research along Original Guidelines) initiative. LEAPFROG proposes a revolutionary industrial paradigm based on research results in scientific-technological fields.

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1. Automated Garment Assembly and Manufacturing Simulation 2. Innovative Textile Materials, Stiffening Procedures and Fabric Joining Methods 3. Virtual Prototyping from Concept to 3D Design and Prototyping in Hours

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